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The medical sector has always been a sweet spot for RFID. Some day, the use of RFID in medical could be far more significant than in retail. Although retailers have benefited greatly from higher inventory accuracy and consumer engagement enabled by RFID, medical use cases could save lives. Researchers at Cornell University, for example, recently [...]

Delta Air Lines evidently has additional plans for RFID technology. Delta, the Delta Air Lines Foundation and the Jacobson Family Foundation granted $6.2 million to support multiple programs at Auburn University, including the school’s RFID Lab. Auburn is the leading academic institution for RFID technology, conducting research on how specialized sensor technologies can have an [...]

Spanish fashion retailer Misako is deploying RFID technology at more than 200 of its stores and a distribution center in Europe. By using Nedap’s !D cloud RFID software, Misako hopes to raise its inventory accuracy to over 98 percent. The retailer has identified having full transparency of its store stock levels as an essential part [...]

I recently had the opportunity to view some exciting technology developed by RF Micron and Smatrac that can be used to sense moisture in all kinds of products. The companies plan to embed the moisture-sensing RFID tags into construction materials, car seats and even adult diapers. I have another use case to add to the [...]

The tire industry is quickly embracing RFID. Earlier this month we reported about a major initiative by Michelin that allows its RFID patents to be shared by others in the industry in an attempt to accelerate the use of RFID on tires. Roline, a Dutch firm that retreads worn tires for bus and truck companies, [...]

Michelin, a leader in the movement to incorporate RFID in commercial tire fleets and passenger car tires, has announced that it will make its patents available free of charge in an effort to accelerate RFID adoption in the tire sector. Michelin has been an internationally recognized leader for creating and fostering harmonized international standards for [...]

Xerafy took advantage of a captive audience today at the Alien User and Partner Conference to unveil the new and enhanced line of its X Series tags. The X II UHF RFID-on-metal tags are engineered for high performance and demanding apps in the automotive, aerospace, construction, energy and IT markets. The new X II Series [...]

Editor’s Note: For those who may have missed this week’s top story in RFID 24-7, we’ve posted the story here. Be sure to subscribe to RFID 24-7 here: Last week the industry was abuzz following the launch of the Item Level RFID Initiative, an alliance of major retailers that hope to accelerate the use of [...]

Should there ever be another tire recall incident similar to 2001 when 13 million Firestone tires on Ford Explorers were recalled, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the U.S. government act swiftly to pass legislation mandating the use of RFID to track and trace tires. In fact, some industry insiders expect that the government may [...]

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